First Time For Everything

[sky's the limit]

Well,

Just walked back out to my machine, (400yrs through the trees) only to find a Grizz had dug a hole under the tail boom... Apparently they like the oil.

Can't say as I've seen that one before. Needless to say, I'm not walking anymore.

Anybody else had this happen?

stl

[xsbank]

400 years through the trees.... confused..... doesn't...... I got it - YARDS. God I thought I had lost it.

I think a segue to the 'Best Bear Gun' thread would be appropriate here. You know grizzly poop has bells in it and smells like pepper? I hope that said grizz doesn't get into your a/c looking for more oil.

Stay safe out there!

[sky's the limit]

400yards FEELS like 400 years with an 800lb set of teeth hanging out in the shrubs... lol

The project I'm on doesn't allow guns on site... Or mine would be here. I'm just packing my camera all over the place, so if I get eaten, hopefully they'll be able to positively identify the culprit!

stl

[BD8]

I've seen what they can do to a mini-bike, going for the oil reservoir beneath the seat. Quite the mess.
Makes those little hairs stand up.

[Brantford Beech Boy]

BEARS!


BBB

[CD]

One of my former managers used to have some photos of a Bell 47 sitting on the ramp in Churchill with most of the bubble missing ... a wee polar bear got a little friendly with the machine. As I recall the story, buddy flew about 60 miles back to Churchill with the wind in his hair.

Not sure what happened to the bear.

[Rowdy]

The bears can smell the menstruation




You sure seem to end up around them furry creatures a lot stl!! Stay safe aight?

[Tubthumper]

....so where's the pics???!!

[Intentional Left Bank]

Apparently they like the oil.

I've seen them bite into many a plastic fuel jerry-can over the years. Never understood why.

[longjon]

I;ve saw them open 12 egg carton and suck the eggs out and not damage the carton, gentle creatures they be.

[mag check]

Did you see the pics of Sheephunter's cherokee 6 after the bear went through it end to end?
It's in here somewhere, and shows that if they want something, for whatever reason, they are gonna get it.

[sky's the limit]

Oh yeah, I saw the pix...

I gets light in about 45 mins, so I guess we'll find out then.

stl

[polar one]

Ah, STL, here is my helpful remedy for dealing with bears.

Just off to the side of where you park overnight, dig a hole about 7 feet deep, 4 feet round. Put some dried wood in the bottom and burn it completely until it is just ashes. The open a can of peas and place the peas in a row around the the hole. when the bear goes to take a pea you kick him in the ash hole....

Seriously, with regard to the gun carry issue, there is ways to deal with that depending on which WCB jurisdiction you are in, and what province you reside in (not work in)
PM if you need details.

[timbob]

"The Bear Song"

Oh boy, do I love bears, you can bet your life that I do,

there ain't nothin' anywhere like a big, black bear

as long as he's a mile away from you!

Well the first time I went campin'

just a napsack on my back

I hiked ten miles in to the bush

with a buddy by the name of Jack.


And old Jack, he was an expert

He'd been campin' for a whole lot of years

So all we took was some fishin' gear,

a skillet and a dozen beers.

Well the day went great, went fishin' on the lake
and we sure had a barrel of fun.
About ten that night, just a little bit tight
frying fillets in the setting sun.

Found a patch of ground,
and laid our sleeping bags down
and we crawled in for the night.
Woke up about three, staring down at me,
was a shadow in the pale moonlight...

It was a bear!

Great big mother of a bear!

I was up in a flash, I did the ten mile dash

and I never, ever went back there!

Chorus

Well the next time I went campin'
Took my brand new, water-proof tent
to a campground full of people
about the nicest place I ever went

Had a cooler full of steaks and things
and another one full of beer
had plenty to eat had plenty to drink
I could have stayed there for a year

About two o'clock in the afternoon
I stolled down to the lake
I met a girl named Jan with a deep brown tan
oh boy that was a break

By ten that night we were snuggled up nice
and the tent was zipped up tight
I woke up about three, staring down at me,
was a shadow in the pale moonlight...

There was a great big hole
in my brand new tent...

It was a bear! Great big mother of a bear!
I was up in a flash, I did the hunderd mile dash
and I never, ever went back there!

Chorus

Well the last time I went campin'
I was invited by a friend called Jake
to a great, big, bear-proof cabin
on a hill over looking a lake

We dad booze and girls and a fireplace
and music that could turn you on
We had everything that a man could need
except we didn't have an in-door john

Well late that night
my stomach didn't feel right
and I new that I had to go

Down the winding path
to the little out-house
about sixty yards or so

Well my kness were knockin'
but I just kept walkin'
and I made it to the place alright

When I finished my chore and opened the door
There was a shadow in the pale moonlight...

I didn't even have time to buckle my belt!

It was a bear! Great big mother of a bear!
Soon I was runnin' through the trees
with my pants around my knees
and I never, ever went back there!

Chorus

Chorus

Larry Clark Saskatchewan 1980ish

[cplanedriver]

That was "Uncle Smokey" from in a fire watch tower near Westhawk Lake in the Whiteshell, Mb. I know I'm showing my age./.

Fly safe

[cplanedriver]

Larry also wrote Hide and Go Lookit with the RCMP, Midnite Skinny Dippin. Recorded them as "Uncle Smokey" My Dad knew him..apparently was a hoot at a party....

Fly Safe

[Edo]

so tail rotor gearbox is leaking and your worried about a bear?

[canwhitewolf]

put one of these around it,

easy to set up and really effective

see video
http://www.udap.com/BearShockvideo.htm

[iflyforpie]

Apparently they like the oil.

I've seen them bite into many a plastic fuel jerry-can over the years. Never understood why.

They like to bite into containers for some reason.

Reminds me of a story....

At one of the forestry lookouts here there was a problem with a grizzley hanging around a little too much. So one of the forestry guys took a can of bear spray (not pepper spray, the real stuff behind the glass case you have to register), covered it in peanut butter and set it at the foot of the tower. Waited awhile and sure enough.....lick lick lick crunch RROOOOAAAAARR!!!! Never saw the bear again.

[sheephunter]

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[sheephunter]

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Only good bear is a dead one.

[rigpiggy]

I'll disagree, but that is one heck of a nice rug.

[sky's the limit]

Can't say as I like seeing Grizz shot for sport, but when they're problem you have to. Blackies on the other hand....

Well, I had another "first" yesterday, going to start a new thread, with pix....

I found out there had been a slight oil spill in the gravel where I park... explains a lot... T/R Gear Box only holds about .5 litre, was starting to wonder.

stl

[_dwj_]

Contrary to popular opinion, you are actually better using bear spray rather than a gun to stop a charging grizzly. Shooting a charging grizzly doubles your chance of suffering from serious injury versus using bear pepper spray.

http://www.centerforwildlifeinformation ... spray.html

Still, if there were a lot of bears about I'd feel a lot happier having a gun too.

[Rowdy]

I did the peanut butter with an aerosol can of bugspray deal with a black bear that had been "stalking" me whilst minnow hunting for about a week. Fukker never followed me again!!

And they LOVE mixed gas too eh? Bastards would always steal the 2 stroke boat gas jerry cans from the cabins and drag em down to the lake. Probably to get the aweful taste out. haha

Now I'm always on the look out for the big fluffy white ones



Figured we'd try and scare em off with the loader!! Didn't seem to work too well.